Competing identities: the athlete and the gladiator in early Christianity
Epiphanies : on autobiography and athleticism -- In the literature of the early Roman Empire -- First epiphany : text and body -- Second epiphany : the "I" of the text -- Third epiphany : the athletic "I" -- The plan of this study -- Paul's athletic metaphors for messianic p...
| Published in: | Library of New Testament studies |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London [u.a.]
T & T Clark Internat.
2006
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| In: |
Library of New Testament studies (346)
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| Series/Journal: | Library of New Testament studies
346 Playing the texts 12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church
/ Autobiographical literature
/ Bible
/ Suffering
/ Pain
/ Sports
/ Sportsman
/ Martyrdom
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| Further subjects: | B
Martyrdom
Christianity
B Suffering Biblical teaching B Sports Biblical teaching B Pain Biblical teaching |
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| Summary: | Epiphanies : on autobiography and athleticism -- In the literature of the early Roman Empire -- First epiphany : text and body -- Second epiphany : the "I" of the text -- Third epiphany : the athletic "I" -- The plan of this study -- Paul's athletic metaphors for messianic proclamation and identity -- Hybridity and the rhetoric of endurance -- Contending for the faith : combat spots, gladiators and Pauline identity in the pastoral epistles -- Running with endurance : an autobiographical reading of Hebrews 12:1-13 -- Stretching -- Warming up -- Striding out -- Kicking -- Lurching to the finish -- Toweling off -- Jesus' nike : competition (and conquest) in the apocalypse of John -- Swimming -- Cycling -- The language (of the) games -- Performing -- Apeluthesan : Perpetua, Blandina, and the literary description of martyrdom as athletic triumph in early Christian proto-hagiography -- On women gladiators -- Gladiatorial gender -- Sexual arena -- Blandina -- Perpetua -- On reading gladiator-martyrs -- Apeluthesan -- Conclusion: limping behind Augustine |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0567026639 |